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Hammerson announces new chief executive
David Atkins set to take on the role as John Richards announces his retirement
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Planning policy could save business £20m a year
Killan Pretty review recommendation will exempt 25,000 non-domestic proposals each year from needing full planning application
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Tender of the day: £1.5m Woking church
Bid deadline is 14 August for project involving extension, alteration and conversion
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Cabe praises 'exciting' Make scheme in Lambeth
Zig-zag tower could become 'benchmark' for future design in London's Vauxhall area, says design watchdog
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Saudi Arabia has put $20bn of schemes on ice
Research shows nearly 80 projects cancelled or delayed in the past year, but 350 still under construction
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Vinci wins £25m contract on Sheffield BSF
Contractor will refurbish and extend the grade II-listed High Storrs secondary school
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Now is the time to protect the specialist
Much of my time as the owner manager of an architectural mouldings contractor is spent with clients and architects helping them realise their dreams.We are always expected to do this for free. When I first entered the industry in the early eighties we would get fully-designed finishes that required us ...
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The ICT revolution in education
Embrace the future and change when it comes to schools design urges Matthew Pearson, an ICT consultant. Expect Wi-Fi in every room and pupils with handhelds
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Why contractors can't help suicidal bidding when the workload turns down
The most concerning issue now facing construction as it dives deeper into recession is that of firms taking on work at less than cost.This is not sustainable business behaviour.More than falling workloads, falling prices defined the chaos that ravaged the industry during the recession of the 1990s.Worryingly, there are the ...
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Building buys a pint … for Trident Building Consultancy
“So what do you want to talk about then?”
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Industry lags behind in diversity study
The construction industry is sidelining women and people from minority groups, a report carried out on behalf of the Construction Industry Council has found
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WSP cuts or relocates 200 jobs as Dubai workload plummets
Chief executive reveals work in the emirate has fallen from 70% to 20% of consultant's Middle East turnover in 18 months
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Revealed: £300m wasted on aborted college projects
Contingency fund set up to help colleges in trouble as move to bundle schemes with schools is mooted
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'Five year wait' for tender prices to regain 2009 level
Four top cost consultants predict rapid fall and slow recovery in contract values
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Physicist Hawking lobbies for college funding
Scientist writes to Gordon Brown to protest at withdrawal of funding from college for severely disabled students
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Video: Why Ian Tyler is industry's best value boss
Tom Bill reveals why Balfour Beatty's chief executive could be due a salary rise
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Former developer boss in Dubai acquitted of bribery charges
Abdulsalam al Marri found innocent of a range of charges while three junior colleagues found guilty and jailed for a year
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Keller announces fall in trading
Pre-tax profit fell 24% in groundworks specialist while chairman retired
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White Young Green shakes up board
Engineering consultant has deferred date for agreeing refinancing deal
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Balfour Beatty joint venture wins Hong Kong sewage contract
Gammon Construction to build three tunnels as part of Island’s Harbour Area treatment scheme